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Population in Brazil compared to Lesotho: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 2,337,423 people in Lesotho in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 2,396,633 in Lesotho.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 89.2 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 143rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.61% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.4M (23.2% growth).

Brazil vs Lesotho: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Lesotho
2100 164,294,719 3,280,784
2099 165,504,324 3,286,697
2098 166,724,540 3,292,498
2097 167,957,900 3,298,102
2096 169,198,878 3,303,027
2095 170,447,187 3,307,947
2094 171,702,406 3,312,002
2093 172,959,201 3,315,757
2092 174,226,209 3,319,661
2091 175,495,014 3,322,573
2090 176,771,657 3,324,769
2089 178,046,664 3,326,847
2088 179,329,069 3,328,480
2087 180,613,269 3,329,964
2086 181,900,405 3,330,456
2085 183,185,504 3,331,259
2084 184,470,859 3,331,485
2083 185,757,734 3,331,492
2082 187,047,504 3,331,234
2081 188,336,189 3,330,412
2080 189,617,504 3,329,267
2079 190,892,825 3,327,166
2078 192,160,856 3,324,646
2077 193,420,209 3,321,422
2076 194,668,253 3,317,850
2075 195,904,930 3,314,237
2074 197,131,520 3,309,174
2073 198,346,178 3,303,860
2072 199,541,890 3,298,181
2071 200,718,990 3,291,492
2070 201,872,528 3,283,654
2069 203,003,940 3,275,244
2068 204,112,753 3,266,152
2067 205,191,144 3,256,626
2066 206,245,316 3,246,903
2065 207,268,823 3,237,153
2064 208,258,342 3,226,489
2063 209,219,808 3,215,103
2062 210,147,571 3,202,287
2061 211,035,957 3,188,933
2060 211,887,727 3,174,998
2059 212,703,223 3,160,204
2058 213,475,371 3,145,053
2057 214,208,817 3,129,261
2056 214,897,416 3,113,129
2055 215,547,622 3,095,904
2054 216,155,836 3,078,567
2053 216,720,807 3,060,152
2052 217,240,244 3,040,649
2051 217,710,548 3,020,109
2050 218,139,994 2,999,457
2049 218,529,238 2,978,037
2048 218,862,226 2,955,727
2047 219,144,767 2,932,688
2046 219,374,582 2,909,307
2045 219,555,915 2,885,537
2044 219,680,790 2,861,372
2043 219,751,357 2,836,777
2042 219,767,446 2,811,663
2041 219,726,082 2,786,147
2040 219,627,035 2,760,391
2039 219,488,186 2,734,400
2038 219,300,758 2,708,216
2037 219,070,710 2,681,863
2036 218,795,673 2,654,755
2035 218,478,532 2,627,701
2034 218,116,666 2,600,880
2033 217,714,006 2,574,065
2032 217,266,965 2,547,344
2031 216,776,060 2,520,831
2030 216,239,032 2,494,646
2029 215,655,337 2,468,268
2028 215,029,016 2,441,871
2027 214,352,035 2,415,830
2026 213,629,498 2,389,516
2025 212,848,504 2,363,516
2024 211,998,573 2,337,423
2023 211,140,729 2,311,472
2022 210,306,415 2,286,110
2021 209,550,294 2,261,542
2020 208,660,842 2,235,727
2019 207,455,459 2,209,405
2018 206,107,261 2,183,603
2017 204,703,445 2,157,110
2016 203,218,114 2,130,422
2015 201,675,532 2,104,611
2014 200,085,127 2,080,089
2013 198,478,299 2,056,504
2012 196,876,111 2,034,354
2011 195,284,734 2,014,009
2010 193,701,929 1,996,251
2009 192,079,951 1,980,883
2008 190,367,302 1,966,541
2007 188,552,320 1,953,268
2006 186,653,106 1,945,063
2005 184,688,101 1,953,076
2004 182,675,143 1,971,129
2003 180,622,688 1,985,059
2002 178,503,484 1,994,679
2001 176,301,203 2,000,853
2000 174,018,282 2,003,913
1999 171,641,543 2,003,234
1998 169,159,655 1,998,049
1997 166,661,659 1,988,130
1996 164,202,549 1,972,418
1995 161,735,073 1,951,437
1994 159,265,006 1,927,707
1993 156,794,577 1,901,793
1992 154,275,079 1,873,274
1991 151,724,256 1,842,379
1990 149,143,223 1,809,696
1989 146,502,972 1,775,436
1988 143,826,357 1,739,841
1987 141,104,944 1,703,390
1986 138,336,370 1,666,138
1985 135,515,595 1,624,379
1984 132,658,864 1,578,986
1983 129,790,077 1,534,413
1982 126,923,155 1,490,732
1981 124,063,109 1,448,069
1980 121,207,461 1,406,521
1979 118,380,821 1,366,169
1978 115,600,942 1,327,240
1977 112,875,292 1,289,967
1976 110,213,349 1,253,214
1975 107,619,565 1,213,643
1974 105,089,675 1,172,420
1973 102,600,976 1,132,697
1972 100,146,797 1,094,063
1971 97,739,273 1,056,246
1970 95,375,651 1,019,273
1969 93,045,777 983,202
1968 90,741,240 948,105
1967 88,446,124 913,982
1966 86,139,359 881,870
1965 83,817,583 854,090
1964 81,488,595 829,437
1963 79,164,235 805,373
1962 76,865,323 781,814
1961 74,605,447 758,824
1960 72,388,126 736,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/lesotho | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 266,211 people (a 12.5% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 2.02% to 218,139,994 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.2% to 2,999,457 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 3.33M people in 2083 for Lesotho.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Lesotho
2100 -0.73% -0.18%
2099 -0.73% -0.18%
2098 -0.73% -0.17%
2097 -0.73% -0.15%
2096 -0.73% -0.15%
2095 -0.73% -0.12%
2094 -0.73% -0.11%
2093 -0.73% -0.12%
2092 -0.72% -0.09%
2091 -0.72% -0.07%
2090 -0.72% -0.06%
2089 -0.72% -0.05%
2088 -0.71% -0.04%
2087 -0.71% -0.01%
2086 -0.7% -0.02%
2085 -0.7% -0.007%
2084 -0.69% -0%
2083 -0.69% 0.008%
2082 -0.68% 0.02%
2081 -0.68% 0.03%
2080 -0.67% 0.06%
2079 -0.66% 0.08%
2078 -0.65% 0.1%
2077 -0.64% 0.11%
2076 -0.63% 0.11%
2075 -0.62% 0.15%
2074 -0.61% 0.16%
2073 -0.6% 0.17%
2072 -0.59% 0.2%
2071 -0.57% 0.24%
2070 -0.56% 0.26%
2069 -0.54% 0.28%
2068 -0.53% 0.29%
2067 -0.51% 0.3%
2066 -0.49% 0.3%
2065 -0.48% 0.33%
2064 -0.46% 0.35%
2063 -0.44% 0.4%
2062 -0.42% 0.42%
2061 -0.4% 0.44%
2060 -0.38% 0.47%
2059 -0.36% 0.48%
2058 -0.34% 0.5%
2057 -0.32% 0.52%
2056 -0.3% 0.56%
2055 -0.28% 0.56%
2054 -0.26% 0.6%
2053 -0.24% 0.64%
2052 -0.22% 0.68%
2051 -0.2% 0.69%
2050 -0.18% 0.72%
2049 -0.15% 0.75%
2048 -0.13% 0.79%
2047 -0.1% 0.8%
2046 -0.08% 0.82%
2045 -0.06% 0.84%
2044 -0.03% 0.87%
2043 -0.007% 0.89%
2042 0.02% 0.92%
2041 0.05% 0.93%
2040 0.06% 0.95%
2039 0.09% 0.97%
2038 0.11% 0.98%
2037 0.13% 1.02%
2036 0.15% 1.03%
2035 0.17% 1.03%
2034 0.18% 1.04%
2033 0.21% 1.05%
2032 0.23% 1.05%
2031 0.25% 1.05%
2030 0.27% 1.07%
2029 0.29% 1.08%
2028 0.32% 1.08%
2027 0.34% 1.1%
2026 0.37% 1.1%
2025 0.4% 1.12%
2024 0.41% 1.12%
2023 0.4% 1.11%
2022 0.36% 1.09%
2021 0.43% 1.15%
2020 0.58% 1.19%
2019 0.65% 1.18%
2018 0.69% 1.23%
2017 0.73% 1.25%
2016 0.76% 1.23%
2015 0.79% 1.18%
2014 0.81% 1.15%
2013 0.81% 1.09%
2012 0.81% 1.01%
2011 0.82% 0.89%
2010 0.84% 0.78%
2009 0.9% 0.73%
2008 0.96% 0.68%
2007 1.02% 0.42%
2006 1.06% -0.41%
2005 1.1% -0.92%
2004 1.14% -0.7%
2003 1.19% -0.48%
2002 1.25% -0.31%
2001 1.31% -0.15%
2000 1.38% 0.03%
1999 1.47% 0.26%
1998 1.5% 0.5%
1997 1.5% 0.8%
1996 1.53% 1.08%
1995 1.55% 1.23%
1994 1.58% 1.36%
1993 1.63% 1.52%
1992 1.68% 1.68%
1991 1.73% 1.81%
1990 1.8% 1.93%
1989 1.86% 2.05%
1988 1.93% 2.14%
1987 2% 2.24%
1986 2.08% 2.57%
1985 2.15% 2.87%
1984 2.21% 2.9%
1983 2.26% 2.93%
1982 2.31% 2.95%
1981 2.36% 2.95%
1980 2.39% 2.95%
1979 2.4% 2.93%
1978 2.41% 2.89%
1977 2.42% 2.93%
1976 2.41% 3.26%
1975 2.41% 3.52%
1974 2.43% 3.51%
1973 2.45% 3.53%
1972 2.46% 3.58%
1971 2.48% 3.63%
1970 2.5% 3.67%
1969 2.54% 3.7%
1968 2.59% 3.73%
1967 2.68% 3.64%
1966 2.77% 3.25%
1965 2.86% 2.97%
1964 2.94% 2.99%
1963 2.99% 3.01%
1962 3.03% 3.03%
1961 3.06% 3.03%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/lesotho | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Lesotho's population grew by 1.12%.

Live population counters

Brazil Lesotho
Current population
213824938
2396633
Population rank 7/197 143/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.03%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
20.3 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
9.43 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
21.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +71
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +25,951
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +1.12%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 93/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
1.69 hours
Annual migration change -217,283 -5,192
Net migration rank 186/196 117/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 15,039
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 173/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 170/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Lesotho
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Lesotho
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -5,192
2024 - -225,510 - -5,107
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 31,115 -5,168
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 30,803 -6,023
2021 919,507 -208,581 27,806 -3,449
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 30,721 -3,449
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 32,279 -6,896
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 33,112 -6,892
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 33,601 -6,850
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 33,390 -6,766
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 32,087 -7,087
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 30,922 -6,877
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 29,789 -6,659
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 27,592 -6,425
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 25,647 -6,118
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 21,877 -5,886
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 20,335 -5,599
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 19,349 -5,392
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 17,763 -5,179
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 15,234 -11,416
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 15,831 -35,679
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 17,271 -33,530
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 20,133 -31,723
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 22,274 -29,924
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 23,190 -27,874
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 24,786 -26,220
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 27,393 -24,610
1998 2,514,728 21,666 30,889 -23,299
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 34,637 -22,396
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 36,228 -17,042
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 37,370 -14,588
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 38,629 -13,953
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 40,505 -13,347
1992 2,547,698 14,394 42,579 -12,707
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 44,026 -12,114
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 45,060 -11,598
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 46,264 -11,207
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 47,158 -11,028
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 47,718 -10,946
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 45,232 -7,501
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 44,575 1,222
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 43,785 1,199
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 42,899 1,253
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 41,941 1,281
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 40,808 1,307
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 39,617 1,361
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 38,440 1,285
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 37,084 1,047
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 35,654 746
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 34,117 2,986
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 32,311 9,723
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 30,444 9,972
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 28,859 10,183
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 27,841 10,386
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 26,838 10,563
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 25,935 10,605
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 25,137 10,465
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 24,490 10,108
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 23,911 9,734
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 23,326 7,248
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 22,755 2,239
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 22,116 2,198
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 21,585 2,220
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 21,132 2,172
1961 2,240,178 75 20,581 2,100
1960 2,190,392 4,066 19,981 1,989

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/lesotho | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 89.1% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 people). In Lesotho 84.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 315,836 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,457 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 15,039 people or 0.6% in Lesotho.

Biggest cities by population

Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M
Lesotho
City Population
Maseru 344K
Teyateyaneng 75.1K
Mafeteng 57.1K
Butha-Buthe 10K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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